Telegram-herald., 1887-02-27
RETRIBUTION.
Splendid Serial StOry-T be Concluded IN SIX Weeks.
BY THE DUCHESS"


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view sg sts Isst 4zlCe she lad atte1s sa.
Size has seen 1E 90 forget th4t seehe ard
80 a4s 81. 1us JiisE ugz. sas d. strcagis le-
mlf..t ~ t hrs bl4aa, sceu.l llg uifs-
ch.sf Z tae air egEles ~ tAa rescue
fBt.n sass Size. 'whzs an absurd
4asstsoa to aFis,s les Mzs keche's name
aiene must say. MllAerat. yea show
bal guest oa11le taste 81 h-a you drag
yeaf llttie lsleud ualas inf3 such sn
affair / could tea you soD hing more
o. shs purpose, ouL mlI. alarl, mum Is
sac eord
'Ob, auntie, yoa have besrd some
thing cries Mlllcent. pcuncing down
upon her ~X0u have A2I news, aud
naughsY woman that you are. you have
hidden it from me. Come, euf with iti
Your blood UilI be- Gpou yCuF own head
IL Fou delay Tor another moment
"but assure y0u. my deaee-f girl '---
"XouE dearest girl is dlsgilsted with
your aupEciY. Come speak. 1 Say.
One, tw0--tsrse viii be- your death sig
nal Grant, 81 you taks no Interest IN
tle proce,4lngs' Are y0u Lct longing 20
hear of the capture x the capturer OF ny
sa9phiresf'
she is kneel.ng beside Mrs. Brand
having thrown her arus coaxingly
around her. sc cannot see Grant, face,
bilt she can hear his laugh.
~ es- ief rs know what kind Of a fell
low be Is. he says
Nonsense OF course 70 has not come
20 thasyes bat there j. a clew-a strong
clsw. And oddly enough, the detective
tells rae they believe our burglar Is the
very one VINO had a hand IA ab-tracting
your mother diamonds she Is SPEAK
ing now % Boyle; ''that struck me as
being very remarkable"
Looks as 4 It was some one connected
with the family lou viii bear me cut
that have al along directed attention
70 the sery ants, SAYS Grant. 1T Is a
thousand pities this clever detective OF
yours was not called in az the ValwOrth
affair. / blame myself very much for
recommending Simpson, who really did
nothing, 80 far as can hear
They are attaching a good deal OF i'm
portance 70 the handkerchief DE. Ihesby
took into his possession. They have
discovered something abont that "
Indeed. II was q common handker-
chief, think ycu told me-"
Quite coarse
"wen, you could hardly expect burg
lar % have . cambric one"
Grant seems amused.
"My burglar was not a common man,
whatever your mothers may have been. y
.ntorposes Milhcent. His voice l cannot
describe, because It was distinctly feigned
hut something in his whole air forbade
the thought that he was OF the lower
classes. | cannot eEslain; l must only
ask you % try 10 understand and follow
me. -
The rniscrcantr calculates Mrs Brand,
Indignantly.
I'm spite OF all really confess TO n feel
ing OF sentimental regard for him. says
Nillicent, gayly. He might have rnur-
dered me, buc he refrained; and he vas SO
far removed from any suspicion OF mean
ness that ne actually forced a gift upon
mo ere he left. Consider that, auntie,
and be more lenient IN your abuse. "
II dare say you viii persuade yourself
by degrees that he fell in love with
you, says Mrs. Brand, who is a little
offended at any jesting on SO solemn Q
subject.
and why not, them Am I not Of :
presence sufficiently noble 10 enthral
this modern Turpins' Miss Grey de
mands this sauciiy OF her aunt. "LoOb
HAb ADt JphA ta1AtkSf 0iaALSf tAtAS -
TiVal In the field -
Il know IL, IL you allude 70 Massar
eene. replies he in q whisper, too Low
for Mrs Brand 70 hear.
Miss Grey cOlors wildly.
"You mistake, " she says, coldly. 81
was sllUding 20 the burglar"
"Ah, OF him I could never feel jeal
Gus, returns be, easily. "Of that yoJ
may be positively certain"
He is still regarding her with a CLEAN
of sarcastic Amusement in his eyes, thai
puzzles her and battles ner TO read. wher
the door j. thrown open and Mr. Massar
eeue - announced.